Hoffer Surname

36,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Togo

Hoffer Surname User-submission:

Hoffer is a spelling variant of the last name Hofer, which is derived from the German word, Hofer, meaning 'farm' or 'court'.

Hoffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,8851:45,9685,600
Togo1,5751:4,602829
Hungary1,2811:7,663916
Germany6841:117,69814,444
Canada5751:64,0797,462
France5201:127,73619,470
Austria3921:21,7233,416
Netherlands3321:50,8658,726
Argentina2341:182,66415,286
Italy2051:298,32537,600
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
Poland1221:311,54736,785
Switzerland1051:78,2189,041
Slovakia701:76,23514,799
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Bahamas481:8,161696
Chile451:391,47710,650
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Romania331:608,42043,703
Israel241:356,56829,419
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England141:3,979,861125,553
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Wales101:309,45316,869
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Croatia91:469,84536,710
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2351:40,6634,773

The alternate forms: Höffer (474) are calculated separately.

Hoffer (99) may also be a first name.

Hoffer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hoffer is a spelling variant of the last name Hofer, which is derived from the German word, Hofer, meaning 'farm' or 'court'.

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Hoffer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hoffer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hoffer is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as: Höffer. Click here for other potential spellings of Hoffer.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hoffer is the 36,065th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 497,987 people. The surname Hoffer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Hoffer are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hoffer is also the 951,070th most frequent first name internationally, held by 99 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,885 people, or 1 in 45,968. In The United States Hoffer is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 11 percent live and Hungary, where 9 percent live.

Hoffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hoffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoffer last name rose 638 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hoffer last name are 14.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hoffer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.79% more than the national average, earning $56,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höffer94474/
Hoffert923,506/
Hoeffer92290/
Hopffer92115/
Hofferd9292/
Hoffere9229/
Khoffer924/
Choffer923/
Huoffer922/
Hoffier922/
Hofferr921/
Hoffher921/
Hooffer920/
Hofer9173,348/
Offer914,035/
Hoffe91521/
Choffeur86342/
Hofferth86205/
Hoffherr8625/
Choffier8613/
Choiffer862/
Chofferd860/
Hoefer834,933/
Heffer831,936/
Hopfer831,628/
Hofert83886/
Haffer83618/
Hoffee83303/
Goffer83283/
Hoffie83221/
Choffe83193/
Joffer83179/
Offere83149/
Offert83149/
Hoffet83121/
Hoofer8379/
Hoffey8367/
Chofer8346/
Houfer8344/
Hofher8336/
Hopffe8324/
Oiffer8320/
Hoffej8312/
Hoffre8312/
Opffer838/
Khofer836/
Offerd831/
Offier831/
Ouffer831/
Hofier831/
Hooffe831/
Offfer831/
Hofeer831/
Hoffir830/
Hoifer830/
Hosfer830/
Hoffes830/
Hoferd830/
Offe801,344/
Ofer801,314/
Hofe80744/
Hofferová8074/
Chouffier8062/
Chouffeur8026/
Chouffert8025/
Hofferova803/
Chaffer771,159/
Hofherr77901/
Heeffer77169/
Haffert77151/
Hoopfer77130/
Hoepfer7787/
Choffey7773/
Chouffe7752/
Choffet7741/
Hauffer7733/
Choffez7718/
Hoferdt7715/
Haeffer779/
Choffee778/
Gouffer777/
Ahaffer772/
Choifer772/
Höffert772/
Ouffert771/
Choiffe771/
Houffey771/
Hooferd771/
Hoofier771/
Hoefier771/
Hoffess771/
Hopferp771/
Haffeur771/
Hoodfer771/
Hopfert771/
Höpffer771/
Heffier771/
Gahffer771/
Chofere771/
Chofeur771/
Choffre771/
Khaffer771/
Hafferd770/
Offertt770/
Hosferd770/
Hophfer770/
Goffger770/
Hoffets770/
Hoffett770/
Gooffer770/
Hoofert770/
Hoffirt770/
Hoffest770/
Houffee770/
Offei7327,020/
Höfer7316,828/
Hafer736,443/
Joffe733,665/
Offeh733,204/
Opfer732,314/
Hefer731,938/
Goffe731,891/
Hoffa731,734/
Ofere731,319/
Hopfe731,275/
Offre73665/
Effer73495/
Offie73391/
Hoofe73198/
Gofer73165/
Affer73120/
Houfe73109/
Jofer7370/
Hofir7362/
Offet7361/
Hofes7357/
Offir7340/
Ofier7336/
Oifer7335/
Ofert7332/
Häfer7331/
Hoffi7320/
Chofe7314/
Haffe7312/
Hoffy7311/
Ouffe7310/
Offes738/
Offey736/
Ofger734/
Oufer734/
Hofet733/
Offee732/
Offea732/
Hofej732/
Hofey731/
Hofyr731/
Khofe731/
Owfer731/
Hofre731/
Hófer731/
Ofeer731/
Odfer731/
Éffer731/
Ofeir731/
Oferr731/
Ahfer731/
Hodfe730/
Hofee730/
Hofie730/
Ohfer730/
Hoferová71252/
Chaffier7151/
Chaffeur7138/
Chouffet7122/
Chauffer716/
Hoferova714/
Chafferr711/
Hoffeadt711/
Jaffer6760,675/
Gaffer6711,849/
Chafer672,738/
Hauffe672,021/
Haffey671,834/
Ofe671,124/
Chaffe671,040/
Hepfer67911/
Höfert67519/
Jouffe67447/
Chauffert67343/
Gouffe67329/
Chofre67323/
Höpfer67296/
Joffee67244/
Haefer67224/
Haffez67164/
Affere67162/
Hoffay67155/
Haffie67123/
Goffee67119/
Heefer67119/
Hoffiz67100/
Goffey6786/
Choffy6783/
Choffi6780/
Offett6776/
Haufer6776/
Hopfes6767/
Joffey6751/
Khofir6745/
Haferd6740/
Hoffis6729/
Khoffi6726/
Heufer6724/
Hafert6718/
Cháfer6716/
Gofear6715/
Hafeer6714/
Chofey6713/
Chohfe6710/
Goofer6710/
Ashfer6710/
Hafeur6710/
Houfir6710/
Khafer679/
Haffet679/
Hoffejová677/
Houffa676/
Chofir675/
Haffee675/
Chàfer675/
Haffes674/
Houfei674/
Choufe674/
Choffa673/
Joffei673/
Hopher673/
Effier673/
Ouffre673/
Offeit673/
Hofeis673/
Höfferová673/
Hofesh673/
Jooffe673/
Effeir672/
Hatfer672/
Haffej672/
Goffeh672/
Haffed672/
Ahafer672/
Choffé672/
Hopferová672/
Ofearr671/
Chofeh671/
Hofeez671/
Hoffai671/
Hjafer671/
Hopfie671/
Haferr671/
Haferz671/
Hafher671/
Hafier671/
Gofeer671/
Goffjr671/
Affert671/
Offire671/
Hofetz671/
Houfey671/
Houffi671/
Hoffejova671/
Khofee671/
Ouffet671/
Offieh671/
Hadfer671/
Haffei671/
Affier671/
Auffer671/
Ashffe671/
Chãfer671/
Chauffere671/
Joufer671/
Haffeh671/
Offhie671/
Offreh671/
Goufer670/
Offeet670/
Gopfer670/
Ophfer670/
Hapfer670/
Offird670/
Hosfet670/
Hopfey670/
Hooffa670/
Hofest670/
Haffre670/
Opfert670/
Hoofey670/
Houfes670/

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